Swathing attachment for harvesters



(No Model.)

P. OHILDS. SWATHING ATTACHMENT FOR HARVESTERS.

No. 451,678. I Patented May 5, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK OIIILDS, OF MORRISTOIVN, NEIV JERSEY.

SWATHING ATTACHMENT FOR HARVESTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,678, dated May 5, 1891.

Application filed November 8, 1890. Serial No. 370,759. '(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK CHILDs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Morristown, in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swathing Attach ments for Harvesters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in swathing attachments for harvesters of that class which embody a spiral chute; and it has for its objects, among others, to provide a simple, cheap, and efficient attachment of this character which may be readily applied to harvesters without removing many of the parts thereof. I r'emove only such parts of the binder as would obstruct a free flow of the grain when landed on the deck, by which I do not destroy the equilibrium of the machine, and thus prevent side draft.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The novelty in the present instance resides in the peculiarities of construction and the combinations, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the le ters of reference marked thereon, form apart of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of sufficient portions of a harvester-machine to illustrate the application of my invention, which 1s shown in position. Fig. 2 is a like view of the swather detached, with the cutoff thrown partly up.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both of the views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the main frame of the machine.

B is the elevator-frame.

O is the drive-wheel, D and E the upper rollers of the elevator-aprons, and F the deck of the binder, allof which parts maybe of any of the wellknown constructions, other parts of the machine being omitted for the sake of clearness and to permit of the better showing of the parts constituting the present invention.

G is the swathing device, which is formed preferably of sheet metal, and is secured to the light frame-work, as indicated by any suitable means, as bolts or rivets. The longitudinal bars a of the frame-work of the swather are formed at their upper ends with hooks Z), adapted to hook under the hood onto or over the upper edge of the deck F, where they may be secured in any suitable manner. This swather or chute assumes a spiral shape after leaving the said deck, so as to convey the grain to the ground in a proper swath.

H is the butter, which comes over the swather, as shown, the butter thus giving more force to the butt-end of the grain while on its course, and tends to give to it the whirl in its course j ustat the time it is approaching the part of the swather where the convexity thereof begins, which aids in the grain being sided off, so as to take its proper place in the swath. The point 0 of the swather is turned upwardly, so that it runs near the ground just above the stubble, the end being curved up just enough to partially hold the grain at the head. The swather has its greatest curve at the lower rear end, as shown at d, and is up from the stubble sufficiently so that the grain does not reach the stubble till about the point f. 7

The lower portion of the swather is formed separate from the main body and forms a cutoff H, as seen clearly in Fig. 1. It is connected to the main body by hinges, the pintle g of which is extended at one end and formed with a portion t' at substantially right angles thereto, as shown, and to this end is attached one end of a chain or cord I, the other end of which passes through a suitable guide or guides to Within convenient reach ofthe operators seat. This forms a very simple and TOC cheap means of operating the cut-off. The lower end of the main body of the swather overlaps the cut-off just sufficiently to not interfere with its being placed in a position to stop the flow of the grain as Well as to pass obstructions. The overlapping portion serves as a protection for the hinge on which the cut-off Works. By simply folding the cut-off and suspending the lower end of the swather the machine, when placed on its truck, admits of receiving the pole at the point marked j, and is thus in good shape for transportation.

It will be seen that by the above construction I have embodied simplicity, cheapness, and efficiency. Side draft is avoided and the grain better swathed than by prior constructions.

What I claim as new isp l. The combination, with the grain-deck and the swat-her of spiral form, of the butter pivoted to the grain-deck near its connection with the swather to give the grain the whirl in its course, as set forth.

2. A swather formed of sheet metal curved and made convex, as shown, combined With a skeleton frame therefor, the longitudinal bars of which are hooked or bent at their upper ends to form a support therefor, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK ()IIILDS.

Witnesses:

ALFRED ELMER MILLs, MAHLON PITNEY. 

